Vehicle-pole tip.



No. 755,964. v PATENTED MARI 29, 1904.

A. v. SWANSON.

VEHICLE POLE TIP. ArrLloA'rxoir nnnn Mn. 10. 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented March 29, 1904..

PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT v. 'swANsoN, OF MINOT. NORTH DAKOTA.

VEHICLE-POLE TIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 755,964, dated March29, 1904.

Application filed March 10, 1902. Serial No. 97,664. (No model.)

' Vehicle-Pole, of which the following is a speci- -cess 6 to receivethe neck-yoke ring.

fication.

My invention relates to improvements in tongue-tips; and it consists inthe features of' construction hereinafter particularly de-' scribed andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure,l is a side elevation of my improved tongue-tip. Fig. 2 is an end viewof the same. Fig. 3 isasection on line w w of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4='is asection on line y y of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, 8 represents a tubular socket, of malleable iron,shaped to fit over the end of a Wagon or buggy pole. The said socket isformed in its closed end with a ice tongue-tip is formed upon its underside with a downwardly-projecting wing 9, provided with-an opening 7 toreceive a ring (not shown) to run a lead-rod through for heavy wagons.In the upper portion of the wing 99' is a longitudinal groove 10, closedat its rear end by.

a plug 3. Within said groove is a slidable bolt 1, normally held inforward position, as

shown in Fig. 1, by a coiled spring 2. I pro-:'

vide a pin 11, passing through the bolt 1 and through slots 5 in theopposite sides of the wing, buttons 4 being secured upon the ends ofsaid pin, by means of which the bolt may be withdrawn; A

lowered.

I claim- 1. A tongue-tip comprising a metal socket provided with arecess in one end, a springactuated bolt slidable in a groove in saidsocket and normally held by its spring in position closing said recess,a plug closing the rear end of said groove, said plug being removable toallow the removal of the spring and bolt through the rear end of thegroove, and actuatinghandles extending outwardly from the opposite sidesof said bolt.

2. A tongue-tip comprising a metal socket provided with a recess in itsclosed end, a spring-actuated bolt slidable in said socket to close saidrecess, and a wing projecting downwardly from said socket sufficientlyto rest upon and hold the end of the tongue out of contact with theground, said wing being formed with a transverse opening below saidbolt.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT V. SWANSON.

Witnesses:

